Family Trichiuridae (ray-finned fish)
Parent taxon: Scombriformes according to R. Betancur-R et al. 2013
Sister taxa: Ariommatidae, Bramidae, Caristiidae, Centrolophidae, Chiasmodontidae, Gempylidae, Icosteidae, Nomeidae, Pomatomidae, Scombridae, Scombrolabracidae, Stromateidae
Subtaxa: Eutrichiurides, Trichiurides, Trichiurus
Ecology: nektonic omnivore